16 Facts About Tom Holmoe

Tom Holmoe has been the athletic director at Brigham Young University since 2005.

Tom Holmoe played college football at BYU and then professionally in the National Football League with the San Francisco 49ers from 1983 to 1989.

Tom Holmoe served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1997 to 2001.

Tom Holmoe starred in both basketball and football at Crescenta Valley High School in La Crescenta, California.

Tom Holmoe accepted a football scholarship to BYU, where he played as a cornerback and safety from 1978 to 1982.

Tom Holmoe was drafted in the fourth round of the 1983 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

Tom Holmoe played seven seasons for the 49ers, winning Super Bowls with the team in 1984,1988 and 1989, before retiring due to a knee injury.

In 1992, Tom Holmoe accepted an offer from Bill Walsh to join his staff at Stanford University as the defensive backs coach.

Tom Holmoe then returned to the 49ers, serving as George Seifert's defensive backfield coach for two seasons, where he coached such players as Deion Sanders, Merton Hanks and Eric Davis.

In 1996, Tom Holmoe joined the California Golden Bears staff as defensive coordinator under Steve Mariucci.

Tom Holmoe, by his own admission, was an unsuccessful head coach.

Tom Holmoe has had notable successes with his head coaching hires, including for football and men's basketball.

Tom Holmoe hired head football coach Bronco Mendenhall, who returned BYU's football team to national prominence, and head men's basketball coach Dave Rose, who led BYU's men's basketball team to consistent conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances.

Tom Holmoe had to quickly piece together a full season of games.

Tom Holmoe was instrumental in positioning the Cougars for the invitation, having petitioned the Big 12 for membership in 2016 and again in 2021.

Tom Holmoe is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, converting from Lutheranism six years after leaving BYU.